Applicants are required to make all reasonable efforts to procure all court records. When court records are required, the applicant is required to submit these records unless the court does not have them available. In this instance, the applicant must obtain a letter from the court stating that the records are not available. In all other instances, requested court records must be submitted.

Any person who meets the requirements of the rules pertaining to bar admission is eligible to sit for the bar exam. For rules governing the Massachusetts Bar Exam, please see Rules Pertaining to Bar Admission .

If you have answered affirmatively to any of the character and fitness questions 11 or 12 as listed on the Massachusetts Bar Application, you are required to include the court records and other relevant documents such as police reports. If the required records are unavailable, provide a letter from the court or custodian of the records confirming that records are not available. However, if the court or custodian of the records refuses to provide a letter of confirmation, kindly provide a typewritten statement explaining your inability to obtain such letter.

Notice: Adoption of Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)

The Supreme Judicial Court endorses the adoption of the UBE with a Massachusetts law component. For more information, click here.

Massachusetts is currently developing policies regarding the UBE. These include the timetable for accepting the transfer-in of UBE scores earned from a previous administration in another jurisdiction, the Massachusetts passing score, the Massachusetts law component and other details. Information regarding these policies will be posted as they become available. Please check this website beginning in the Winter of 2017.